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MEDFORDv)TBIBUNE
News From Jackson County for
Men in the Armed Services
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With the end of the war in
Europe expected momentarily,
churches and business men have
completed plans for VE Day and
await the final word. Churches
will hold a union service of
praise and thanksgiving.
SJummer weather came to the
valley this week, with highs of
91 recorded both Tuesday and
Wednesday. An electrical storm
occurred Wednesday evening,
but so far as is known, set no
fires. The warm weather has
started the spring run-off from
the hills and Irrigators are mak
ing use of the water. Last snow
survey made in Crater Lake
park showed eight inches more
water in the snow than for the
same survey last year.
At a recent meeting of the
Medford Izaack Walton league
here the group released a formal
resolution pledging support to
to State Game commission in Its
efforts to prevent the building
of any high dams in the Rogue
Biver.
Medford Council of Church
Women held the annual May
Fellowship Day program today
and the Elks club held the an
nual crab feed and May party
Tuesday night.
. The good news of released
prisoners continue to come in.
Sgt. Lloyd Albern, who has been
a prisoner-of-war of the Ger
mans since last September, has
been released and is expected
home and Pfc. Truman J. Craw
ford was announced as released
from a prisoner-of-war camp in
the Philippine Islands. Also re
leased from a German camp was
Pfc. Clarence Nelson. His broth
ers are both in service, Capt.
Ibsen Nelson being in the South
Pacific and Cpl. Kermit Nelson
being in Europe with the 3rd
army.
Many wounded men were on
this week's casualty list. Pfc.
John P. Moffat and Lt. William
D. Janes were both wounded
while serving in Germany about
the middle of April and Cpl
Charles F. Rice and Ray H.
Mann have been wounded dur
ing action in the Pacific region.
Staff Sgt. Jack H. Sparlin is also
listed as having been wounded
in European action and Pfc.
Harold L. Barr, Prospect, and
Sgt. Richard K. DeMers, Ash
land, are listed as missing in
action. Don D. Sellers of Trail
was wounded while serving
with the 41st division on Min-
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danao. He has been overseas for
more than three years.
Charles R. Burdett, chief
commissary steward with the
navy, was killed in action re
cently while on Pacific duty
with the navy and Audrey Price
Miles has been informed of the
death of her husband, Sgt. Miles,
who was with the 96th division
in Okinawa.
M. Sgt. Clare L. Conaway has
been awarded a bronze star for
service in connection with air
craft raids on the Japanese main
land from the Mariana Islands.
Sgt. Richard Foster, serving in
the Southwest Pacific, has been
decorated with an air medal. A
letter from Lt. Bob- Cuff el re
cently told of conditions on Sai
pan, where he is stationed with
the 20th air force, and on Iwo
Jima, where his ship landed for
repairs on a return flight.
Capt. Dwlght H. Findley is
now chief of general surgery for
the 26th general hospital at
Barl, Italy, and .'Sgt. - Robert
Meals has just arrived overseas
for duty as armorer gunner on
a B-17. Cpl. Orval Thomas is
serving with the 8th AAF in
Germany as a radio repairman.
M. Sgt. Frank White and S.
Sgt. Wayne White were recently
home together for the first time
in many months. The former is
stationed at Los Angeles and the
latter has returned to Camp Car
son for hospitalization. He holds
the silver star, bronze star, pres
idential citation, oak leaf clus
ter and combat infantryman's
badge.
Sgt. Lynn DeMille is at Ft.
George Wright hospital in Spo
kane after serving 27 months
in the CBI theater and Capt.
Fielding Weatherford is now at
tending the fighter transitional
school at Greenwood, Miss., aft
er having recently returned
from the European theater of op
erations. Home from overseas
are Sgt. Jesse Barcock, after 31
months in Italy and other thea
ters, and Marion Hardy, SM3c,
who served 14 minths in the Pa
cific. There has been considerable
"Cupid's news" in recent days.
Announced Sunday were the
weddings of Dr. Luke Vorheis
to Carol Crone of Eugene; Col
leen Imhausen to Melvin Miller
of Shady Cove; Delma Carter,
Prospect, to Cpl. Delbert Pars
ed, marine; Elizabeth Evanson
to William Carl Felleson of Or
land, Calif., where the couple is
residing, and Dorthea Olsen to
Capt. Raymond Ross. The cap
tain, publicized by the Americal
Division as its most famous pa
trol leader and organizer of the
Dime a Dozen club, with the cap
tain paying his scouts a dime for
each 12 Japs they killed, is re
turning to the Philippine Islands
the first of June.
The engagement of Huldah
Rose to S. Sgt. J. L. Fisher of
Springfield has been announced
and Lee Spencer Bullis and his
bride, the former Elizabeth
Lawrence of Mansfield, Ga.,
have arrived in Medford to re
side. The groom has been at
Tulane university since his dis
charge from the navy.
. The Junior Prom was held
last week, and Nancy Swem was
crowned queen. Her princesses
were Evelyn Van Hise, Margo
Gammill, Gloria Preston, Betty
Lou Baker, Beverly Conser,
June Bosworth and Joan Hoppe.
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Barbara ' Inskeep, sophomore
at Stanford, is getting an Inside
view of the world security con
ference at San Francisco since
she is attending some of the
sessions and interviewing dele
gates for the Stanford Daily. She
is also staff photographer for
both the daily newspaper and
the annual.
Many Medford people are at
tending some of the conference
sessions.
ACKLES. LEONE
Kenny Ackles and Antone
Leone, making their initial ap
pearances at Medford armory
last night, were welcomed with
open arms by the wrestling en
thusiasts. Ackles' speed and
knowledge of the game endear
ed him to the crowd as he went
four rounds to a draw with
Georges Dusette, each gaining a
fall.-
Leone dealt Tony Ross a bad
time as he gained a one-fall de
cision in the opener. In the final
round both gladiators were bat
tling outside the ring and among
the spectators before Leone
clamped on a reverse headlock,
made famous here as the Gold
Hill crab by Bob Kenaston.to
win the bout. :
"Sneeze" Achieu took two out
of three tumbles from Tony
Morelli in the main event. Mo
relli won the first with a smoth
er hold and dropped the second
to two sonnenbergs and a press.
In the fourth round Morelli
threw Achieu out of the ring by
the hair and they scuffled among
the ringsidcrs until referee Earl
Yoakley and a second stopped
them. Yoakley then gave Achieu
the bout on a disqualification.
juniorsofTball ;
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Medford Junior high's softball
team took a 2 to 1 lead in their
series with Ashland here yester
day when they defeated the
Lithia City team 15 to 14 in a
free-hitting game. Beare, on the
mound for Ashland, blew up in
the second and seventh innings
to give Medford seven and four
runs respectively.
Ashland had a 14-11 lead go
ing into the final frame but
Beare walked in two runs and
Brittson, Medford pitcher, got a
single to score the winning run
They play the final game of the
season at Ashland Thursday.
Ashland Beare and Cullop.
Medford Brittson and Carter.
HOW THEY,
STAND
National
New York 9
Chicago 7
Boston 7
St. Louis 6
Brooklyn 3
Cincinnati S
Pittsburgh S
Philadelphia 4
4 .692
4 .636
5 .583
5 .545
8 .455
6 .455
7 .417
7 .364
American
Chicago
New York ..
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington .
St. Louis ...
Boston ...
3 .667
.667
.636
6 6 .500
6 7 .462
Cleveland - 3
.400
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.300
.656
.594
.545
.500
.485
.448
.424
.344
Pacific Coast
Portland 21
Seattle 19
San Diego 18
Oakland 16
Sacramento . 16
Los Angeles 15
San Frand'co....l4
Hollywood 11
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Branau, Germany, May 2
(Delayed) (U.R) Adolf Hit
ler's home town was "liberated"
today by American tanks and
infantry who were greeted with
flowers and cheers.
Not a shot was fired In this
town, birthplace of Dcr Fuehrer.
The American Doughfeet
crossed the Inn river in small
boats borrowed from obliging
civilians.
IDA LUPINO SUES
Hollywood, May 4. (U.R)-
Film star Ida Luplno today filed
suit for divorce from Louis Hay-
' ward. 35, actor and former ma
I rine captain who was awarded
i tho bronze star during the Tara
wa landing. Miss Luplno charg
I ed extreme cruelty and asked
1 court approval of property set
i tlement.
Mother's Day
Cards
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played here.
SWEM'S
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MERCHANTS TELL
PLANS TO CLOSE
ON VICTORY DAY
Plans for observance of VE
Day by Medford business firms
were announced today by the
Medford Merchants association.
Closing time for stores when the
announcement of Germany's col- j
lapse comes has been announc
ed as follows: i
If announcement Is received !
after 12:00 noon, stores will be
closed immediately and will re
main closed the following day.
If announcement is received
before 12:00 noon, when the
stores are open, the stores shall
be closed Immediately for the
day only, and will be open the
next business day.
If announcement is received;
at night, the stores will remain;
closed the next business day. . i
If announcement is received;
on Sunday, the stores will re-'
main closed the next business:
day.
The announcement includes j
all beverage and soft-drink es-j
tablishments.
For restaurants: if announce-j
ment is made before noon, they j
will remain open through the!
lunch hour till 2:00; then close
for the balance of the day. If
the announcement comes in the
afternoon, they will close imme
diately and remain closed the
following day.
Groceries and meat markets:
If announcement is made during
thi day, they will close immedi
ately for the day and open the
following day. If announcement
is made during the night, they
will open the following day as
usual. .If the announcement
comes on Saturday, they will re
main open on Saturday and
close on Sunday,
Court House News
Marrlagas
Robert Anthony Morvay and
Antoinette Estelle Fisher.
Ernest James Cox and Betty
June Colbeth.
1 Mildred Grlener vs. Carl Grle
ner. Llola Mann vs. John W. Mann.
Probata Court
Estate of Anna Ruch, De
ceased. Estate of Archie C. Nash, De
ceased. Estate of D. A. Landon, Deceased.
Former U. S. Sen. Charles
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Divorce Decrees Granted
Robert Everill Warriner vs.
Ruth Sybil Warriner. ,
Josie M. Johnson vs. Nathan
T. Johnson.
Ansil F. Pearce vs. Maxine L.
Pearce.
Divorce Complaints Filed
Betty Jean Stacey vs. William
B. Stacey.
Hulda Branson vs. Charles I.
Branson.
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